FW: [Samba] WinXP joining a samba PDC

[Mark_Tominski at NAI.com]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tominski, Mark 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 3:07 PM
To: 'Alex Moen'
Subject: RE: [Samba] WinXP joining a samba PDC


ftp://ftp.samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Registry/

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Moen [mailto:alexm at ndtel.com]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 2:54 PM
To: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: RE: [Samba] WinXP joining a samba PDC


Where can I get the registry patch?

Thanks!

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org]On
> Behalf Of Fernando Maidana
> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 4:57 PM
> To: Kevin Pratt
> Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] WinXP joining a samba PDC
>
>
> I have been added a WinXP machine to a Samba PDC following the
> steps bellow:
>
> 1. Make sure that your smb.conf file contains "domain logons = yes"
>
> 2. Is a good practice create a group only for computer accounts using:
>
>              group -g 201 machines
>
> 3. Add the machine account to you /etc/passwd using the following command:
>
>          useradd -g machines -d /dev/null -c "machine id" machine_name\$
>
>      Don't forgot the "\$"! Otherwise, Samba will not recognize
> the account.
>
> 4. Lock the password to the machine account using:
>
>          passwd -l machine_name$
>
> 5. Add the machine account to your smbpasswd file using the command:
>
>          smbpasswd -a -m machine_name
>
>      Without "\$"!!!
>
> 6. Apply the registry patch in your XP machine.  Using regedit, make
> sure to patch all the
>      control sets.  The .reg file only patch "Current Control Set", may
> be there are 2 or 3
>      Control Sets more.  You have to parch all of them manually.
>
> 7. Using the Network Identification Wizard, try to jouin your XP machine
> to the Samba
>      domain.  You have to do this proccess using an username with admin
> rights in your Linux
>      machine (like root for example).  Otherwise, it will not work.
>
> And... if all is ok... Voila! Machine added! :)
> Hope this help.  I send my smb.conf file, is working well with all my XP
> clients.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Fernando
>
>
> Kevin Pratt wrote:
>
>  >I am running it to a problem adding a WinXP Computer to my samba PDC.
>   It is
>  >coming up with an error about the trust accounts.
>  >
>  >I have tried the registry patch with no success.
>  >
>  >Any suggestions?
>  >
>  >Kevin
>  >
>  >
>
>
>
>


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